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[artthouwill]

1 hour ago, Shannoncvpi said:

I'm just saying bro even when drivers do show up I be seeing big gaps in service & then the bus come it be on time ive seen it myself & been in it myself last month I got yelled at cause people had to wsit 30+ mins for me when I was on time I was doing the 12 & my leader was at indaina rtuning around & I was at Pulaski heading east my follower was at homan going westbound & only a few drivers was out but there is no reason for messed up scheduling like that 

I've been in Roosevelt myself and have seen frequent service in both directions.   That tells me it's not a schedule issue.  The only reasons for significant gaps in service are breakdowns,  unusually heavy traffic, and lack of equipment.   The last reason is either due to a high level of buses out of service or, the most likely reason being a lack of drivers to fill runs.  @YoungBusLover has referenced driver shortages.  CTA can hire all the drivers it wants but it doesn't work if they don't come to work.  You know its bad when they have extra drivers ready to fill in for sick calls and all of the extras go out on runs.  By the afternoon,  CTA'S ONLY hope is to convince morning drivers to do overtime.   You can only play the hard uou are dealt.

[Shannoncvpi]

1 minute ago, artthouwill said:

I've been in Roosevelt myself and have seen frequent service in both directions.   That tells me it's not a schedule issue.  The only reasons for significant gaps in service are breakdowns,  unusually heavy traffic, and lack of equipment.   The last reason is either due to a high level of buses out of service or, the most likely reason being a lack of drivers to fill runs.  @YoungBusLover has referenced driver shortages.  CTA can hire all the drivers it wants but it doesn't work if they don't come to work.  You know its bad when they have extra drivers ready to fill in for sick calls and all of the extras go out on runs.  By the afternoon,  CTA'S ONLY hope is to convince morning drivers to do overtime.   You can only play the hard uou are dealt.

Yea its a shortage in just saying even on days all the drivers been there & at the time it dont be a breakdown & its still gaps like that thats be a scheduling issue cause the time I was in we had all the drivers for the 12 it was just the way they set it up 

[Shannoncvpi]

Was in the boneyard last night & when & how did 1201 get hit 

[artthouwill]

9 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Yea its a shortage in just saying even on days all the drivers been there & at the time it dont be a breakdown & its still gaps like that thats be a scheduling issue cause the time I was in we had all the drivers for the 12 it was just the way they set it up 

Then it seems like they're pulling a driver or two or three from Roosevelt to cover a route that may have a severe driver shortage   like the 18 as an example.   It would be terrible for that route to have two or 3 buses total when it is scheduled for 15 minute gaps., or the 35 and 39, which have 18 minute gaps off peak.  The 35 having 2 or 3 buses total would be insane.

Based in my multiple observations and riders between Roosevelt and Michigan Ave and Roosevelt and Damen or Western,  my longest waiting time is about 15 minutes, but I usually get a bus in less than 10 minutes.   Depending on the time of day, traffic gets crazy between Ashland and Canal, especially eastbound. 

[YoungBusLover]

34 minutes ago, artthouwill said:

Then it seems like they're pulling a driver or two or three from Roosevelt to cover a route that may have a severe driver shortage   like the 18 as an example.   It would be terrible for that route to have two or 3 buses total when it is scheduled for 15 minute gaps., or the 35 and 39, which have 18 minute gaps off peak.  The 35 having 2 or 3 buses total would be insane.

Based in my multiple observations and riders between Roosevelt and Michigan Ave and Roosevelt and Damen or Western,  my longest waiting time is about 15 minutes, but I usually get a bus in less than 10 minutes.   Depending on the time of day, traffic gets crazy between Ashland and Canal, especially eastbound. 

58 minutes ago, artthouwill said:

I've been in Roosevelt myself and have seen frequent service in both directions.   That tells me it's not a schedule issue.  The only reasons for significant gaps in service are breakdowns,  unusually heavy traffic, and lack of equipment.   The last reason is either due to a high level of buses out of service or, the most likely reason being a lack of drivers to fill runs.  @YoungBusLover has referenced driver shortages.  CTA can hire all the drivers it wants but it doesn't work if they don't come to work.  You know its bad when they have extra drivers ready to fill in for sick calls and all of the extras go out on runs.  By the afternoon,  CTA'S ONLY hope is to convince morning drivers to do overtime.   You can only play the hard uou are dealt.

55 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Yea its a shortage in just saying even on days all the drivers been there & at the time it dont be a breakdown & its still gaps like that thats be a scheduling issue cause the time I was in we had all the drivers for the 12 it was just the way they set it up 

A lot of us are burned out mentally and physically, There's been covid outbreaks all over the system recently which has really hindered service at times especially at my garage. Things are volatile at the moment so one day can either be better or worse depending manpower, equipment and the overall leadership from CTA's top brass being supervision, management and 567. Pre-Pandemic at my garage at least things were relatively normal when I started out in late 2019. Most of the runs I got being on the extra board were late PMs and overnights mainly because that's all they had available at the time. Now in 2022 it seems like anyone can get stuck anywhere on the extra board, the drawback to that is you have too many runs needing fulfillment and not enough bodies to cover them. Resources are stretched so thin in some areas where the normal 10-15 buses on some key streets have dwindled down to 4-8 buses at a time. Runs for the morning seem to get more priority over the evening runs from what I've noticed. The afternoon is a toss up day to day. 

 

 

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, artthouwill said:

Then it seems like they're pulling a driver or two or three from Roosevelt to cover a route that may have a severe driver shortage   like the 18 as an example.   It would be terrible for that route to have two or 3 buses total when it is scheduled for 15 minute gaps., or the 35 and 39, which have 18 minute gaps off peak.  The 35 having 2 or 3 buses total would be insane.

Based in my multiple observations and riders between Roosevelt and Michigan Ave and Roosevelt and Damen or Western,  my longest waiting time is about 15 minutes, but I usually get a bus in less than 10 minutes.   Depending on the time of day, traffic gets crazy between Ashland and Canal, especially eastbound. 

Yea going through there bro people dont know how to drive hold up traffic etc

[Shannoncvpi]

53 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

A lot of us are burned out mentally and physically, There's been covid outbreaks all over the system recently which has really hindered service at times especially at my garage. Things are volatile at the moment so one day can either be better or worse depending manpower, equipment and the overall leadership from CTA's top brass being supervision, management and 567. Pre-Pandemic at my garage at least things were relatively normal when I started out in late 2019. Most of the runs I got being on the extra board were late PMs and overnights mainly because that's all they had available at the time. Now in 2022 it seems like anyone can get stuck anywhere on the extra board, the drawback to that is you have too many runs needing fulfillment and not enough bodies to cover them. Resources are stretched so thin in some areas where the normal 10-15 buses on some key streets have dwindled down to 4-8 buses at a time. Runs for the morning seem to get more priority over the evening runs from what I've noticed. The afternoon is a toss up day to day. 

 

 

Yea bro ive noticed that too the morning be more important then the evening & ive seen where some supervisors just dont know how to run things ive had 1 that pulked a few drivers from the 7 for the 12 then pulled drivers from other routes to cover on the route they pulled from

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

5 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Was in the boneyard last night & when & how did 1201 get hit 

excuse me for language but tf………when was this and how???

[Policeman]

6 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Was in the boneyard last night & when & how did 1201 get hit 

Bruhhhhhhh

[YoungBusLover]

6 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Yea bro ive noticed that too the morning be more important then the evening & ive seen where some supervisors just dont know how to run things ive had 1 that pulked a few drivers from the 7 for the 12 then pulled drivers from other routes to cover on the route they pulled from

Yeah I've noticed that at times as well, you can spread out so many people before every route begins to run the same as the main routes that have the majority of the issues. Another we should factor in is the Winter Pick being canceled for Bus operators, that really added fuel to the fire because normally everyone shows up to work after new pick has started and usually by the tail end it is the exact opposite in some cases. With the fall pick being extended into the spring of 2022 a lot operators are just treading the waters lightly until then. 

[Shannoncvpi]

2 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

excuse me for language but tf………when was this and how???

Idk I just happen to see it 

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, Policeman said:

Bruhhhhhhh

Ikr

[Shannoncvpi]

18 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

Yeah I've noticed that at times as well, you can spread out so many people before every route begins to run the same as the main routes that have the majority of the issues. Another we should factor in is the Winter Pick being canceled for Bus operators, that really added fuel to the fire because normally everyone shows up to work after new pick has started and usually by the tail end it is the exact opposite in some cases. With the fall pick being extended into the spring of 2022 a lot operators are just treading the waters lightly until then. 

Yea so everybody is hanging by a thread

[NovaHater]

18 hours ago, artthouwill said:

I've been in Roosevelt myself and have seen frequent service in both directions.   That tells me it's not a schedule issue.  The only reasons for significant gaps in service are breakdowns,  unusually heavy traffic, and lack of equipment.   The last reason is either due to a high level of buses out of service or, the most likely reason being a lack of drivers to fill runs.  @YoungBusLover has referenced driver shortages.  CTA can hire all the drivers it wants but it doesn't work if they don't come to work.  You know its bad when they have extra drivers ready to fill in for sick calls and all of the extras go out on runs.  By the afternoon,  CTA'S ONLY hope is to convince morning drivers to do overtime.   You can only play the hard uou are dealt.

CTA isn’t hiring. There aren’t any extra drivers. 

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

1 hour ago, NovaHater said:

CTA isn’t hiring. There aren’t any extra drivers. 

yea they are bus driver positions are open as long as your vaccinated 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

16 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

yea they are bus driver positions are open as long as your vaccinated 

when i get to be a bus driver lets hope either im vaccinated by then or the vaccine mandate is not mandated anymore since i didnt get vaccinated yet

[YoungBusLover]

2 hours ago, NovaHater said:

CTA isn’t hiring. There aren’t any extra drivers. 

They have for the past several months now, the numbers may have gotten smaller as time has gone on but they have been hiring. 

[YoungBusLover]

Sucks to be out here this afternoon......

[Shannoncvpi]

20 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

Sucks to be out here this afternoon......

Dam its messed up

[YoungBusLover]

Just now, Shannoncvpi said:

Dam its messed up

Yeah It is and I got Halsted later on and usually when I get out there i'm usually the only one for a while.

[YoungBusLover]

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, YoungBusLover said:

Yeah It is and I got Halsted later on and usually when I get out there i'm usually the only one for a while.

Dam from 79th to Broadway you be the only bus out thats messed up bro 

[artthouwill]

2 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Sucks to be out here this afternoon......

It would suck way more if you weren't our there. 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

3 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Sucks to be out here this afternoon......

my friend called 103rd garage earlier today and the garage told my friend that there were only 97 bus operators that came to work today

[Sam92]

16 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

my friend called 103rd garage earlier today and the garage told my friend that there were only 97 bus operators that came to work today

I'm not sure about the routes but 6 gets hit really hard in the evening especially in the evening when every other bus coming south deadheads back north. 26 has been bad lately and J14 is hit or miss. 15 usually gets a big gap later in the day as well. I'd imagine with a usual 2400 operators (if that number of total operators is still accurate) then 97 drivers is probably half of what should be there on a Sunday at 103rd. I'm assuming each garage has 340 operators?